Xu Qingtong used the World-Breaking Fruit to breach the barrier between Central Province and the Demon Realm, then swiftly slipped into the passage. After a spell of dizziness, he appeared inside Small Hill in the Desert Swamp.
Breathing in the familiar air, Xu Qingtong let out a long breath. Central Province, I'm back again!
Walking out of Small Hill, Xu Qingtong released his divine sense and surveyed the area for a while. Then he summoned the Dust-Exterminating Boat, jumped aboard, and flew southeast.
Back when Heavenly Mystery Palace Grand Elder Yan Zhongzi had hunted him down, he had only been in the Foundation Establishment Realm. In the end, he had used a World-Breaking Fruit to cripple one of Yan Zhongzi's incarnations.
Now, he had reached the pseudo-Nascent Soul stage. Even if he met Yan Zhongzi head-on, he would no longer be as helpless as before. Besides, he now had a deadly weapon in his possession-the Yuanrong Crossbow!
He did not believe that Yan Zhongzi, at the Nascent Soul middle stage, could remain unscathed under a barrage of ten Yuanrong Bolts!
With that thought, Xu Qingtong suddenly found himself wishing Yan Zhongzi would come after him once more, so he could seize the chance to take revenge! However, Yan Zhongzi had already abandoned any thought of troubling him again and withdrawn all the hidden sentries watching him.
Just as the sun was about to sink behind the western mountains, a young man arrived at Wei City's gates. He looked about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, wore a moon-white robe, and had refined features. A blue birthmark on his forehead made him look all the more dashing and handsome.
The newcomer was none other than Xu Qingtong, who had just returned to Central Province. He found his Wei City Identity Token and handed it